{"id":912,"date":"2014-02-07T18:20:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T18:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/?p=912"},"modified":"2014-02-07T18:21:05","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T18:21:05","slug":"world-resources-institute-partners-launch-coastal-capital-guidebook-ecosystem-valuation-for-decision-making-in-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/2014\/02\/07\/world-resources-institute-partners-launch-coastal-capital-guidebook-ecosystem-valuation-for-decision-making-in-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"World Resources Institute &#038; partners launch Coastal Capital Guidebook: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>On February 19, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and partners will release our newest publication in our Coastal Capital<https:\/\/community.wri.org\/NetCommunity\/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wri.org%2fcoastal-capital&#038;srcid=12358&#038;srctid=1&#038;erid=846513&#038;trid=1edc013a-943e-4d43-a48c-d7756e108b62> series, a guidebook called Coastal Capital: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean. This guidebook is intended for economic valuation practitioners-both economists and non-economists-who would like to conduct coastal ecosystem valuation to achieve influence and inform real-world decisions. The guidebook leads practitioners through the scoping, analysis, and outreach phases of a valuation effort.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the publication&#8217;s launch, grab your lunch and join us for a brownbag presentation and discussion with the WRI authors, Richard Waite, Lauretta Burke, and Erin Gray.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: Wednesday, February 19 from 12:30-13:30 (EST)<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: At WRI&#8217;s U.S. office in Washington, DC<https:\/\/community.wri.org\/NetCommunity\/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2fmaps%2fpreview%2fplace%2f10%2bg%2bst%2bne%2b20002%2f%4038.8989821%2c-77.0081139%2c17z%2fdata%3d%213m1%214b1%214m2%213m1%211s0x89b7b820dc995443%3a0xb71320eee105d3b4&#038;srcid=12358&#038;srctid=1&#038;erid=846513&#038;trid=1edc013a-943e-4d43-a48c-d7756e108b62> and on the web:<\/p>\n<p>  *   RSVP in person<https:\/\/community.wri.org\/NetCommunity\/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wri.org%2fevents%2fecosystem-valuation-decision-making-caribbean&#038;srcid=12358&#038;srctid=1&#038;erid=846513&#038;trid=1edc013a-943e-4d43-a48c-d7756e108b62><br \/>\n  *   Register for webinar<https:\/\/community.wri.org\/NetCommunity\/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww2.gotomeeting.com%2fregister%2f820889466&#038;srcid=12358&#038;srctid=1&#038;erid=846513&#038;trid=1edc013a-943e-4d43-a48c-d7756e108b62><\/p>\n<p>We will provide:<\/p>\n<p>  *   An overview of WRI&#8217;s Coastal Capital<https:\/\/community.wri.org\/NetCommunity\/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wri.org%2fcoastal-capital&#038;srcid=12358&#038;srctid=1&#038;erid=846513&#038;trid=1edc013a-943e-4d43-a48c-d7756e108b62> series<br \/>\n  *   Lessons learned from previous &#8220;influential&#8221; coastal valuation studies in the Caribbean<br \/>\n  *   An overview of the guidebook, including step-by-step advice on conducting coastal ecosystem valuation with a specific emphasis on informing decisions<br \/>\n  *   Thoughts on next steps and opportunities for collaboration<br \/>\n  *   Cookies!<\/p>\n<p>Anyone interested in ecosystem valuation and coastal policy issues should attend!<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<br \/>\nRich, Lauretta, and Erin<\/p>\n<p>Richard Waite<br \/>\nAssociate &#8211; Food, Forests &#038; Water Program<br \/>\nWorld Resources Institute<br \/>\n10 G Street, NE, Suite 800<br \/>\nWashington, DC 20002 USA<br \/>\nWRI.org<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +1 202-729-7734<br \/>\nrwaite@wri.org | Skype: richard.a.waite<\/p>\n<p>WRI focuses on the intersection of the environment and socio-economic development. We go beyond research to put ideas into action, working globally with governments, business, and civil society to build transformative solutions that protect the earth and improve people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to NOAA Coral-list<br \/>\n_______________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Colleagues, On February 19, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and partners will release our newest publication in our Coastal Capital series, a guidebook called Coastal Capital: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean. This guidebook is intended for economic valuation practitioners-both economists and non-economists-who would like to conduct coastal ecosystem valuation to achieve &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/2014\/02\/07\/world-resources-institute-partners-launch-coastal-capital-guidebook-ecosystem-valuation-for-decision-making-in-the-caribbean\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World Resources Institute &#038; partners launch Coastal Capital Guidebook: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coral-reefs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":914,"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions\/914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}